La Garenne International Boarding School

Educational Possibilities La Garenne International School is a family-run international boarding and day school in Villars-sur-Ollon, in the Swiss Alps, welcoming co-ed students aged 3 to 18 who study in English or French. Founded in 1947, the school follows the official English and French curricula alongside the International Baccalaureate, and is known for its strong family values, full academic and extracurricular timetable, and warm, supportive atmosphere for around 200 students from more than 40 countries. Location La Garenne is set in Villars-sur-Ollon, one of Switzerland's best-known ski resorts, with two campuses five minutes apart on foot. Students can ski to the school's front door and walk into the village in minutes — a safe, family-friendly Alpine setting that has made the school a popular choice for international families for decades. Geneva Airport is around 90 minutes away. Academic programs The school follows the official English and French curricula together with the IB Middle Years Programme, IGCSE, and the IB Diploma Programme (or the more practical La Garenne High School Diploma), with average class sizes of 12 students. Programmes include an intensive English course for new arrivals, individual attention for every student, and official end-of-year exams across all subjects, including Cambridge English qualifications. La Garenne is accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and NEASC, is an IB World School, and is an official Cambridge English, IGCSE and IELTS examination centre. Language courses All students study French and English so that they are bilingual before entering secondary education; French is compulsory, and the school is authorised to offer the DELF diploma. Additional languages, including German, Italian, Chinese, Russian and Japanese, are also taught. Extracurricular Activities Every student takes part in at least two extracurricular activities each term. The programme includes skiing, snowboarding and mountain biking, music, art, drama and robotics, along with the school's own Golf Academy, Ski Academy and Juventus Football Academy — bringing outdoor learning and the Swiss Alps directly into daily school life. Learn more about admissions and boarding at la-garenne.ch.